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whether or not bales to this drug, the pentagon will not say. if he did, could it have led to the psychotic behavior? definitely. it says it on the drug label. we have seen it time and again, even with a special forces. >> give us examples, mark benjamin. >> i spent most of my time working with peace corps volunteers who also took this drug and had serious problems and very easily to special forces soldiers. i focus on that because to statistically they're unlikely to do things like commit suicide. they're relatively stable people. i found a series of special forces who took this drug and resorted to acts of violence, murder, and suicide. there was a typical pattern that emerged. in 2004, i concentrated on a very experienced special forces who was a very stable guy, took the drug during a tour and iran. he had severe mental problems. typically, when a person has a problem with this drug, it is relatively easy to figure out because typically what happens is they do not just have mental problems, the physical problems. they had a rash, gastrointes
whether or not bales to this drug, the pentagon will not say. if he did, could it have led to the psychotic behavior? definitely. it says it on the drug label. we have seen it time and again, even with a special forces. >> give us examples, mark benjamin. >> i spent most of my time working with peace corps volunteers who also took this drug and had serious problems and very easily to special forces soldiers. i focus on that because to statistically they're unlikely to do things like...
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the pentagon will allow u.s. service members to wear their uniforms at a gay pride march for the first time. permission was credit for saturday's pride parade in san diego, california. the pentagon says it does not mark a permanent shift in policy and will only apply in this one case. a new report is found police in major u.s. cities are confiscating condoms from sex workers, putting them at risk of contracting hiv/aids. human-rights watch says police are harassing, threatening, even arresting sex workers and transgender women solely for carrying condoms. and at least three cities, prosecutors introduced condoms as evidence at trial. some sex workers who were afraid to carry condoms reported having unprotected sex or using plastic bags as substitutes. the report also notes widespread profiling and other abuses by police, including reports police in los angeles and the york demanded sex in exchange for dropping charges and coerced women into sex while they were detained. in related news, u.s. restrictions are prev
the pentagon will allow u.s. service members to wear their uniforms at a gay pride march for the first time. permission was credit for saturday's pride parade in san diego, california. the pentagon says it does not mark a permanent shift in policy and will only apply in this one case. a new report is found police in major u.s. cities are confiscating condoms from sex workers, putting them at risk of contracting hiv/aids. human-rights watch says police are harassing, threatening, even arresting...
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he had another motive for bombing the pentagon and world trade center. i think these guys did that hope to take power in cuba. they had another motive, to make a living. >> there were over 600 assassination attempts on fidel castro which the u.s. was involved with. >> the cia and u.s. coffman were involved with -- i do not know how many. there is pretty good documentation from the cubans. there were six of 28 attempts on his life. the cia were involved in more than half of them. >> why did they want him dead? >> in the u.s. government, it was not that as soon as he was gone, the cuban revolution would be gone, and they would get q but back, as they did before. before the revolution, it was an economic colony of the u.s. the u.s. government felt a sense of loss, humiliation almost. who lost cuba? this was a discussion in the 1960's. who was responsible for losing cuba? eisenhower was blamed, kennedy was blamed. look at all those corporations that used to own the island. sugar companies. other huge corporations that had huge assets there, and they were all
he had another motive for bombing the pentagon and world trade center. i think these guys did that hope to take power in cuba. they had another motive, to make a living. >> there were over 600 assassination attempts on fidel castro which the u.s. was involved with. >> the cia and u.s. coffman were involved with -- i do not know how many. there is pretty good documentation from the cubans. there were six of 28 attempts on his life. the cia were involved in more than half of them....
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>> the lead fellow was paul wolfowitz, the number to the pentagon. since this piece came out, members of the bush ministration, ari fleischer last night was an, paul was kicking this idea around, but people said, no, and that was it. that is ia lie. the cia actually had to go back and put together an entire brief saying, no, we are not being fooled, this is real, let's have -- it is going to the president of the u.s.. there is a debate playing out to the president of the nine states june 29 of 2001 about whether these warnings are even worth listening to. it is a very serious -- >> who else heard the briefings apart from the president? >> it would have gone to the vice president. there are two levels of briefings. there are the presidential daily briefs, and a second level down call the seib. that gets around a broader group of people. elements of what are in the presidential daily breves are also in the seib. so i can say some elements of what i am saying were among the whole national security, a senior advisory group within the bush demonstration.
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he went back to the pentagon and said, where is the plan? they said, we have one for you, but the others will take a while. so they kind of boxed him into the strip search. >> and petraeus' role in that? >> he is the one that boxed him in. he got he bought -- what he wanted, but it was a failed policy. >> this weekend is important not only for one pakistani girl, but for an entire nation. talk about how this fits into the story of the u.s. presence in afghanistan and pakistan. >> this girl was shot in the head by one of the taliban in pakistan because she had become well known for having this advocacy of girls' education. the swat valley was a place where the taliban briefly took in 2009. the pakistani military, partially under the pressure from the obama administration, went into swat and expel the taliban largely. of course, they are still around, and one of them shot the girl. she survived. she will have a slow but successful recovery. saturday was a day to celebrate her run the world. girls came out in demonstrations asking for the right
he went back to the pentagon and said, where is the plan? they said, we have one for you, but the others will take a while. so they kind of boxed him into the strip search. >> and petraeus' role in that? >> he is the one that boxed him in. he got he bought -- what he wanted, but it was a failed policy. >> this weekend is important not only for one pakistani girl, but for an entire nation. talk about how this fits into the story of the u.s. presence in afghanistan and pakistan....
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the statement he said -- the pentagon is replacing the commander of u.s. special operations in south korea after he was quoted claiming u.s. and south korean troops have been conducting spy missions in north korea. a japan based magazine called the diplomat reported that the commander, brigadier general neil tolley, had revealed that the soldiers had pressured into north korea to conduct "special reconnaissance" on underground military sites. the pentagon claims tolley was misquoted, denies the spying has taken place, and says his replacement as commander is unrelated. ray bradbury has died at the age of 91. he authored many works including "fahrenheit 451" which warned of book censorship in a future society. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. dozens of new york lawmakers and several advocacy groups are convening on capitol hill today to call on the justice department to investigate the new york ci
the statement he said -- the pentagon is replacing the commander of u.s. special operations in south korea after he was quoted claiming u.s. and south korean troops have been conducting spy missions in north korea. a japan based magazine called the diplomat reported that the commander, brigadier general neil tolley, had revealed that the soldiers had pressured into north korea to conduct "special reconnaissance" on underground military sites. the pentagon claims tolley was misquoted,...
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companies like lockheed martin, itself, is $36 billion a year from pentagon -- essentially, people are paying lockheed martin tax of $300 dollars three-year million dollars or more a year. it is also involved not only in arms exports, billing nuclear weapons, building fighter planes, building, ships, but also one of the key players in trying to roll tharolled back ad keep the -- to keep the pentagon from spending. as i said, that runs counter to the average american thinks. even in states that depend on military spending, recent polls show they're willing to cut military spending to a greater degree than the so-called sequester, the automatic cuts, that will, of congress does not get a budget deal the other to reduce the deficit. in the same sense that eisenhower talked about that military-industrial complex subverts democracy, we are seeing the same thing today. >> earlier this year, one of the world's most petraeus arms smugglers was sentenced to 25 years in prison by new york federal court judge -- not for smuggling, but for conspiracy and terrorism charges. victor about is known as
companies like lockheed martin, itself, is $36 billion a year from pentagon -- essentially, people are paying lockheed martin tax of $300 dollars three-year million dollars or more a year. it is also involved not only in arms exports, billing nuclear weapons, building fighter planes, building, ships, but also one of the key players in trying to roll tharolled back ad keep the -- to keep the pentagon from spending. as i said, that runs counter to the average american thinks. even in states that...
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we spent a lot of time over the last three or four years doing investigative work and lobbying the pentagon to essentially and pose a zero tolerance rule on the extremists in the military. what was going on a few years ago in 2006, specifically, when we rode in an investigative piece was they were allowing the recording of these people. not as policy, but a factual matter. simply because they're having difficulties meeting recruitment quotas for afghanistan the bush administration and in the obama administration very much resisted taking this change initially, but finally, in response to our stories and lobbying and letters to the department of homeland security and so on, in fact the pentagon did change the rules and impose the zero tolerance policy in late 2009. the hope is at least this guy would have been found and probably kick out of the military earlier. i'm not sure that would have prevented anything in terms of this attack, but i think is important to try to keep these people out of our military. >> page has a 14-were tattoo. i want to turn to a clip from a short documentary "white
we spent a lot of time over the last three or four years doing investigative work and lobbying the pentagon to essentially and pose a zero tolerance rule on the extremists in the military. what was going on a few years ago in 2006, specifically, when we rode in an investigative piece was they were allowing the recording of these people. not as policy, but a factual matter. simply because they're having difficulties meeting recruitment quotas for afghanistan the bush administration and in the...
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the pentagon has confirmed that iran fired at a pilotless u.s. drone last week, but missed its target. pentagon spokesperson george little insisted the incident occurred in international, not iranian, airspace, and vowed that u.s. surveillance flights will continue. >> the incident occurred over international waters approximately 16 nautical miles off iranian coast line. the united states has communicated to the iranians we will continue to conduct surveillance flights over international waters over the arabian gulf and our commitment to the security of the region. we have a wide range of options and diplomatic to military to protect our military assets and forces in the region and will do so when necessary. >> the news comes as the obama administration announced a new round of sanctions against iran, its first foreign policy initiative since tuesday's election. the 2012 election has officially come to a close after a final vote count confirmed president obama won the state of florida. there romney's campaign conceded florida on thursday with oba
the pentagon has confirmed that iran fired at a pilotless u.s. drone last week, but missed its target. pentagon spokesperson george little insisted the incident occurred in international, not iranian, airspace, and vowed that u.s. surveillance flights will continue. >> the incident occurred over international waters approximately 16 nautical miles off iranian coast line. the united states has communicated to the iranians we will continue to conduct surveillance flights over international...
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the pentagon is maintaining a line that wikileaks inherently as an institution held military and government whistleblowers to come forward with this information as a crime. >> talk more, michael ratner, about the emails of stratford. >> as you have covered on the show before, they had a lot of important information about surveillance of everybody from peta to the yesmen, to u.s. government agencies. it puts out a regular intelligence newsletter. it does not work for private clients by major corporations, etc.. one of the things that came out and the stratfor emails are listed people who apparently are subscribers to the newsletter, and there are thousands of those emails, subscribers. there is an interesting occurrence. the judge who is trying the case so far, the jeremy hammond case in federal district court here in new york -- >> her name? >> loretta preska. she denied bail to jeremy hammond, and what i consider to be a very hostile opinion. and really had a lot of errors in it that i think should be remedied. but what came out since that time, only a week ago, and came as an e-mail from
the pentagon is maintaining a line that wikileaks inherently as an institution held military and government whistleblowers to come forward with this information as a crime. >> talk more, michael ratner, about the emails of stratford. >> as you have covered on the show before, they had a lot of important information about surveillance of everybody from peta to the yesmen, to u.s. government agencies. it puts out a regular intelligence newsletter. it does not work for private clients...
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physics graduate has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for planning to build explosives to attack the pentagon and u.s. capitol. the fbi says he conducted detailed surveillance to map out the attack and acquired a small aircraft as part of his plan to carry it out. the plot would have marked the first time militants deployed the drone technology used by the united states to strike targets in foreign countries for an attack inside the united states. he was caught with the help of undercover agents posing as al qaeda operatives who gave him the money to buy the drones. the tactic that is led to allegations of entrapment. a new video has been released from syria showing arm troubles executing a grpp ogovernmentnt soldiers. on the tape, 10 prisoners were forced to lie on top of one another at an overrun military checkpoints. anti-government fighters are seen kicking and taunting the captured soldiers before opening fire. amnesty international has condemned the footage saying its picks "utter disregard for international humanitarian l new reports warning global inequality has reached a 20-year high
physics graduate has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for planning to build explosives to attack the pentagon and u.s. capitol. the fbi says he conducted detailed surveillance to map out the attack and acquired a small aircraft as part of his plan to carry it out. the plot would have marked the first time militants deployed the drone technology used by the united states to strike targets in foreign countries for an attack inside the united states. he was caught with the help of undercover...
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the new york times is reporting the pentagon and state department are speeding up efforts double libyan government create an elite commando force to help counter the country's militias. under the plan, a special operation forces would train about 500 libyan troops. according to a pentagon document, the libyan commando force will be designed counter and defeat terrorist and violent extremist organizations. on monday, secretary of state hillary clinton assumed responsibility for last month's deadly attack on u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. you an arab league envoy lakhdar brahimi has called for a ceasefire in syria during the upcoming muslim holiday. he made the call while he was in iraq after holding talks in iran. brahimi said the conflict in syria represented a threat to world peace, but denied he is seeking peacekeepers for the country. meanwhile, turkish officials have announced more than 100,000 syrian refugees are now living in the country. this is the president of the turkish disaster management agency. >> as of today, we have more than 100,000 refugees in turkey. we c
the new york times is reporting the pentagon and state department are speeding up efforts double libyan government create an elite commando force to help counter the country's militias. under the plan, a special operation forces would train about 500 libyan troops. according to a pentagon document, the libyan commando force will be designed counter and defeat terrorist and violent extremist organizations. on monday, secretary of state hillary clinton assumed responsibility for last month's...
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the pentagon says allen will remain the u.s. commander in afghanistan for now, but that plans to nominate him to become nato's supreme allied commander are on hold pending the outcome of the investigation. responding to the revelations, white house spokesperson jay carney reaffirmed on tuesday president obama's faith in general allen. >> i can tell you the president thinks very highly of general allen and his service to his country, as well as the job he has done in afghanistan. at the request of the secretary of defense, the president has put on hold general allen's nomination as supreme allied commander in europe pending the investigation of his conduct by the department of defense. >> to talk more about the significance of this inquiry, and much more, we're joined by glenn greenwald, columnist and blogger for the guardian. he is author of, "with libery and justice for some: how the law is used to destroy equality and protect the powerful." is most recent piece is called, "fbi's abuse of the surveillance state is the real scan
the pentagon says allen will remain the u.s. commander in afghanistan for now, but that plans to nominate him to become nato's supreme allied commander are on hold pending the outcome of the investigation. responding to the revelations, white house spokesperson jay carney reaffirmed on tuesday president obama's faith in general allen. >> i can tell you the president thinks very highly of general allen and his service to his country, as well as the job he has done in afghanistan. at the...
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the pentagon says allen will remain the u.s. commander in afghanistan for now, but the plans to nominate him to become nato's supreme allied commander are on hold pending the outcome of an investigation. on monday night, fbi agents continued their probe by searching broadwell's north carolina home. as the obama administration faces turmoil with two top military leaders, reports are continuing to emerge of the potential makeup of its second term cabinet. according to the washington post, massachusetts senator and former presidential candidate john kerry has emerged as a potential candidate to become the next secretary of defense. a decorated veteran of the vietnam war, john kerry became known in the 1970's when he returned home from vietnam to call for u.s. withdrawal. the current u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, is rumored to the top candidate to replace y clinton as secretary of state. rice was asked about her future plans on monday. >> i love my job here in the united nations. i always have. i always will. especially t
the pentagon says allen will remain the u.s. commander in afghanistan for now, but the plans to nominate him to become nato's supreme allied commander are on hold pending the outcome of an investigation. on monday night, fbi agents continued their probe by searching broadwell's north carolina home. as the obama administration faces turmoil with two top military leaders, reports are continuing to emerge of the potential makeup of its second term cabinet. according to the washington post,...
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the pentagon just released information that some 66 countries would be given permission to purchase drones from united states manufacturers. the concerns are obvious. >> no other country uses drones to carry out strikes. >> and there has only been one unconfirmed report of another country and that was a reported strike in egypt by israel. >> one was that? >> this year. >> we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you, sarah knuckey, co-authored the new report, "living under drones: death, injury, and trauma to civilians from us drone practices in pakistan." and james cavallaro, the director of the international conflict resolution clinic at stanford university. we will be back in a minute. ♪ ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. >> we turn now to a brewing labor dispute between the national football league and the union representing its gregory's bending the fight reached a fever pitch monday night. substitute referee is it blew a call on a last-second game- winning touchdown. here is the replay. >> final play. ca
the pentagon just released information that some 66 countries would be given permission to purchase drones from united states manufacturers. the concerns are obvious. >> no other country uses drones to carry out strikes. >> and there has only been one unconfirmed report of another country and that was a reported strike in egypt by israel. >> one was that? >> this year. >> we are going to leave it there. we want to thank you, sarah knuckey, co-authored the new...
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speaking to the pentagon, defense secretary leon panetta said it appears the assad regime could be moving its weapons stockpiles around the country to sit card against attacks. >> there have been, firing occuh resulted in the fatal wounding of an isaf soldier and the death of a civilian colleague. reports, with regard to some of these fights, there has been some movement in order for the syrians to better secure chemicals. while there has been some limited movement, again, the major sites remain in place, remain secure. >> venezuela is less than one week away from a presidential election. over the weekend, tens of thousands of people turned out four separate rallies led by the rival candidates. tensions escalated on saturday when three supporters of caprille were gunned down. at a rally, hugo chavez condemned the attack and promised an investigation. >> we all have to regret very much the deaths of two people yesterday in a clash over two groups, one in a caravan, the other in the street. two people died. it is very regrettable. i tell all venezuelans, it is not with violence that we face
speaking to the pentagon, defense secretary leon panetta said it appears the assad regime could be moving its weapons stockpiles around the country to sit card against attacks. >> there have been, firing occuh resulted in the fatal wounding of an isaf soldier and the death of a civilian colleague. reports, with regard to some of these fights, there has been some movement in order for the syrians to better secure chemicals. while there has been some limited movement, again, the major sites...
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the pentagon regards cyber war as equivalent to an armed attack, which justifies military response. but of course, that is when it is directed against us. the leading liberal figure in the state department, state department legal adviser, says cyber war is an act of war if it results in significant destruction. like the attacks against iranian nuclear facilities. and such acts, he says, justify force in self-defense. but of course, he means only attacks against the united states for his clients. well, israel's lethal armory, which is enormous, includes advanced submarines, recently provided by germany. these are capable of carrying is your's nuclear-tipped missiles. these are short of the deployed murdered -- or to try to set up conditions in which the united states will do so. and the united states, of course, has a vast array of nuclear-weapons all over the world, surrounding the region from the mediterranean to the indian ocean, including enough firepower in the persian gulf to destroy most of the world. another story that is in the news right now is the israeli bombing of the ir
the pentagon regards cyber war as equivalent to an armed attack, which justifies military response. but of course, that is when it is directed against us. the leading liberal figure in the state department, state department legal adviser, says cyber war is an act of war if it results in significant destruction. like the attacks against iranian nuclear facilities. and such acts, he says, justify force in self-defense. but of course, he means only attacks against the united states for his...
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during that one hour and 20 minutes, we lost the two towers and one side of the pentagon. why didn't they go up? no description from the government. no excuse. a lot of mumbling story which were later retracted, new stories replaced them. that, to me, with the end of the republic. we no longer have a congress which would ask questions, which was in place to do of the executive. we had a commander in chief that liked strutting around in military uniform, which no president ever did, as they are supposed to be civilian keeping charge of the military. this thing is a realistic now and it is getting nastier and nastier as we are more and more kept in the dark about those things that much affect us, which are war and peace, prosperity and poverty. these are the main thing is that a government of the tractor. we, the people, should be told about it. we have been told nothing. and every voice is silent. so i wrote two little books which were then noticed by people who like to look at the internet, and then a few hundred thousand people had bought them. i do not come out with cons
during that one hour and 20 minutes, we lost the two towers and one side of the pentagon. why didn't they go up? no description from the government. no excuse. a lot of mumbling story which were later retracted, new stories replaced them. that, to me, with the end of the republic. we no longer have a congress which would ask questions, which was in place to do of the executive. we had a commander in chief that liked strutting around in military uniform, which no president ever did, as they are...
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i would refer you to the pentagon's comments this morning on the details of this particular type of uav, but again, we have no evidence that those claims are true. >> protests are continuing in mexico in the aftermath of clashes between police and citizens after it the inauguration of president and ricky pena nieto. activists have accused mexican police of using infiltrators to carry out vandalism and other acts of sabotage. in mexico city, hundreds of people marched through the streets to call for the release of jailed protesters and to denounce police infiltration. >> all this vandalism was caused by infiltrators. has been hard because we have been protesting peacefully. we have been peaceful and as we reject the return of the pri. we are rejecting the return of pena nieto and we do not think it should be like this. many should be released. >> the u.s. senate has unanimously approved a $631 billion military spending bill. the measure includes the accelerations of a withdrawal from afghanistan as well as intensified sanctions on iran. the obama administration has threatened veto minute
i would refer you to the pentagon's comments this morning on the details of this particular type of uav, but again, we have no evidence that those claims are true. >> protests are continuing in mexico in the aftermath of clashes between police and citizens after it the inauguration of president and ricky pena nieto. activists have accused mexican police of using infiltrators to carry out vandalism and other acts of sabotage. in mexico city, hundreds of people marched through the streets...
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immense amounts of money from wall street, the banks, koch brothers who is proposing a budget -- >> the pentagon? more than they asked for? >> absolutely. this guy saying, i want to take care of your grandkids and make sure they do not have debt. we simply wants to do as much of the government keeps collecting taxes but ships them over to wealthy people. >> matt rothschild, during the weekend, as the campaign together and separately, and almost mantra of the republican candidates, a paul ryan and mitt romney, was that president obama would cut $700 billion from medicare and it would save medicare. >> they are trying to cover their backsides because they know there are vulnerable on medicare. the ryan plan would have seniors and $6,000 more a year -- $6,000 more year for health insurance with the voucher plan. they're not many seniors in this country who want to pay $6,000 more. >> explain what paul ryan has put forth -- and it is unusual his put forth a very clear budget, head of the house budget committee. explain what it means to talk about medicare as vouchers. giving seniors a chance to choo
immense amounts of money from wall street, the banks, koch brothers who is proposing a budget -- >> the pentagon? more than they asked for? >> absolutely. this guy saying, i want to take care of your grandkids and make sure they do not have debt. we simply wants to do as much of the government keeps collecting taxes but ships them over to wealthy people. >> matt rothschild, during the weekend, as the campaign together and separately, and almost mantra of the republican...
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as we look at the pentagon, they make a 20-30 year plan. they talk about climate change and acknowledge it exists. they talk about the future threats in the anti-war movement, and a lot of these health care movements, we are reactionary. we do not plan ahead. this weekend is the beginning of starting to look forward and say, what is the next war? we're not just focusing on bringing the war to an end, but preparations for the afghan people and full health care for our own returning veterans. that is part of what we are doing. we are taking this as a larger conversation because as we see the news on syria and turkey this week, or with it that iran and the differences with the european powers in the u.s., we are looking at a world that is not going to stop in militarize any time soon. >> where people meeting in denver? >> 27 social center next to the football stadium. we have about 20 participants at this point. the 11th anniversary of the beginning of the afghan war, we're going to be spending some time for our own memorial. it will be the fi
as we look at the pentagon, they make a 20-30 year plan. they talk about climate change and acknowledge it exists. they talk about the future threats in the anti-war movement, and a lot of these health care movements, we are reactionary. we do not plan ahead. this weekend is the beginning of starting to look forward and say, what is the next war? we're not just focusing on bringing the war to an end, but preparations for the afghan people and full health care for our own returning veterans....
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strong words indicate rising concern, particularly about the signature strikes being carried out by the pentagon and cia in somalia, yemen, and pakistan. it is not just jeremy speaking out. we had the former director of the cia, the former head of the counter-terrorism center at the cia when the drone strikes began, and dennis blair, the former director of national intelligence for the u.s. -- all three of these very central characters have all made strong noises the last few weeks saying there were concerned about the policy, worried it was getting out of control, worried it is not achieving what it is supposed to be doing. and may actually be making matters worse. "washington post" just last week had a powerful article showing drone strikes in yemen are actually leading to an increase in support of al qaeda. unfortunately, everybody at the white house and cia seems to be singing from the same sheet. there is no point of criticism we are aware -- the concern is, this is pushing america into a position that will make its efforts to fight terrorism worse rather than better. >> chris woods, can yo
strong words indicate rising concern, particularly about the signature strikes being carried out by the pentagon and cia in somalia, yemen, and pakistan. it is not just jeremy speaking out. we had the former director of the cia, the former head of the counter-terrorism center at the cia when the drone strikes began, and dennis blair, the former director of national intelligence for the u.s. -- all three of these very central characters have all made strong noises the last few weeks saying there...
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the pentagon has announced a new phase in its increased militarization of the asia- pacific region. defense secretary panetta said the u.s. will shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the pacific by 2020, including -- speaking at a summit in singapore, leon panetta rejected speculation the move is an effort to intimidate china. >> mainly in the region and across the world are closely watching the united states-china relationship. some of the the increased emphasis by the united states and the asia-pacific region as some kind of challenge to china. i reject that view entirely. our effort to renew and intensify our involvement in asia is fully compatible with the development and growth of china. >> it is the 23rd anniversary of the tenement massacre. in the u.s., george zimmerman, the shooter of the unarmed black teenager trayvon martin, has returned to a florida jail after the judge overseeing his trial revoked bail. zimmerman was ordered back behind bars on friday when judge kenneth lester ruled zimmerman had misled the court and the state of his finances and of his passport. zimmerma
the pentagon has announced a new phase in its increased militarization of the asia- pacific region. defense secretary panetta said the u.s. will shift the bulk of its naval fleet to the pacific by 2020, including -- speaking at a summit in singapore, leon panetta rejected speculation the move is an effort to intimidate china. >> mainly in the region and across the world are closely watching the united states-china relationship. some of the the increased emphasis by the united states and...
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i forgot his name, but there was a young man who supposedly hacked into the pentagon computer to find out about ufo's 37, eight years and his extradition. it is a big country. sweden, whenever we think of them, is justice system certainly seems to have some problems because to assange would be in jail without bail. also it is a smaller country and can be knocked around more by the united states. >> and why the u.s. would prosecute to in assange? it has nothing to do with these extra charge crimes. >> no, i think the sex charge crimes will be -- >> i should say allegations of sex charge crimes. he could possibly be let go. >> that is conceivable. when he said possibly let go, isn't or to understand he is in prison while that is going on. there were be someone in court, assuming there is an indictment, there be someone in court that says, we order you release. they would file the warrant and julian assange will not be able to leave the court, would be back in prison and in the u.s. were only his lawyers will with him rich and i probably would not be able to say a word about what ever he
i forgot his name, but there was a young man who supposedly hacked into the pentagon computer to find out about ufo's 37, eight years and his extradition. it is a big country. sweden, whenever we think of them, is justice system certainly seems to have some problems because to assange would be in jail without bail. also it is a smaller country and can be knocked around more by the united states. >> and why the u.s. would prosecute to in assange? it has nothing to do with these extra...
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the pentagon-run site will come as part of a regional system to defend what one official called a wide range of u.s. security interests in the persian gulf. critics have called the missile defense system an offensive weapon against iran. the nigerian government has ordered the oil giant shell to pay record $5 billion fine for a major offshore oil spill last year. the spill leaked an estimated 40,000 barrels of oil into the sea, threatening local wildlife and massive pollution along the nigerian coast. the spill can just four months after the united nations said it would take 30 years and around $1 billion for a small section of the niger delta to recover from environmental damage caused by shell and other companies. shell says the new find as "no basis." environmental groups have kicked off a global week of action against the oil giant shell's looming oil drilling operation in the alaskan arctic. shell is set to begin exploratory drilling in the beaufort and chukchi seas later this summer. the activists across the world have begun holding protests at scholl sites in a bid to stop the d
the pentagon-run site will come as part of a regional system to defend what one official called a wide range of u.s. security interests in the persian gulf. critics have called the missile defense system an offensive weapon against iran. the nigerian government has ordered the oil giant shell to pay record $5 billion fine for a major offshore oil spill last year. the spill leaked an estimated 40,000 barrels of oil into the sea, threatening local wildlife and massive pollution along the nigerian...
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the pentagon says there have been at least 154 suicides among active-duty troops through last thursday. a rate of nearly one each day. >> every day in this country, 18 veterans are committing suicide. 17% of the individuals in combat in afghanistan -- my brothers and sisters -- are on psychotropic medication. >> president obama announces the ministers and most of deporting hundreds of thousands of undocumented you whose parents brought them to the nine states. >> these were young people who studied in our schools, play in our neighborhoods, they are friends with our kids. they pledge allegiance to our flag. they are americans in their heart, in their minds, in every single way but one, on paper. now let's be clear, this is not amnesty, this is not immunity. this is not a path to citizenship. it is not a permanent fix. this is a temporary stopgap measure. >> biking as far redefined immigrants might movement in this country. we are taking a lead now. now we are unstoppable. i think our responsibilities to our community, to our parents, to the adults, is to continue that work, to look for
the pentagon says there have been at least 154 suicides among active-duty troops through last thursday. a rate of nearly one each day. >> every day in this country, 18 veterans are committing suicide. 17% of the individuals in combat in afghanistan -- my brothers and sisters -- are on psychotropic medication. >> president obama announces the ministers and most of deporting hundreds of thousands of undocumented you whose parents brought them to the nine states. >> these were...
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. >> it is interesting, the pentagon has reports as seeing climate change as one of the most serious threats to national security because of vast migrations of people when their areas are flooded or does certified, and must move to other places. as we wrap up, can you talk about the effect of climate change. in the united states, it is not a common discussion in any way. >> it is staggering how we are to make the connection between climate change in what is already happening in the ground, not only in the horn of africa, not only in the arctic north, but in the country of america -- i remember in march seeing reports on the news about the hurricanes, the storm that were hitting a huge portion of the continental u.s. not to make the connection with what the world's leading experts are saying is exactly what happened in a situation where climate change was unfolding. we have to really ask who is driving the ship here? when the world leaders do not listen to science, when they do not listen to the experts to study this, the one that can really tell us what is going on, using fax and dat
. >> it is interesting, the pentagon has reports as seeing climate change as one of the most serious threats to national security because of vast migrations of people when their areas are flooded or does certified, and must move to other places. as we wrap up, can you talk about the effect of climate change. in the united states, it is not a common discussion in any way. >> it is staggering how we are to make the connection between climate change in what is already happening in the...
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and this is within the department of energy, not necessarily pentagon funding. but again, what i am attempting to underline is the very fact that despite the rhetoric that this country and others are working towards the future of world free of nuclear weapons, on the ground what is happening is that the u.s. is rebuilding the production side of its nuclear weapons complex. specifically here at los alamos, it is for the future expand production of the plutonium cores of the nuclear weapons. >> what is your problem with that? >> first of all, i am in doubt right advocate for the eventual abolition of nuclear weapons. as the president said in prague close to four years ago, we are going to have to maintain those weapons while we work toward eventual global disarmament. but what is happening the so- called life extension programs is the u.s. is extending the service life of its nuclear weapons on the order of three decades, while in going them with new military capabilities. the cost themselves are staggering. we're entering -- ending up with a clear weapons just re
and this is within the department of energy, not necessarily pentagon funding. but again, what i am attempting to underline is the very fact that despite the rhetoric that this country and others are working towards the future of world free of nuclear weapons, on the ground what is happening is that the u.s. is rebuilding the production side of its nuclear weapons complex. specifically here at los alamos, it is for the future expand production of the plutonium cores of the nuclear weapons....
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. >> other plaintiffs include former new york times war correspondent chris hedges, pentagon papers whistleblower daniel ellsberg, and professor noam chomsky. cornell west also appeared at the court to support the case. >> i am full of joy to be a plaintiff in this particular case, why? because we're at a turning point and we need to stand for freedom in this nation. even a creeping fascism. freedom is precious. if we do not fight for it, you lose it. >> no me wolf is also part of the lawsuit. a group republican governors toward a meatpacking plant to support so-called pink slime. pink slime, or finely textured lean beef, is composed of fatty meat left over from other cuts. it has drawn recent national scrutiny over safety concerns about the chemicals used to kill bacteria. this week, its main producer, beef products, suspended operations in texas, kansas, and iowa. the kansas governor said pink slime has been unfairly criticized. >> we have lost 300 jobs in kansas off of this. of a good, wholesome, is a product that has been consumed for 20 y witrsut a problem. that is why we are pushing back. i
. >> other plaintiffs include former new york times war correspondent chris hedges, pentagon papers whistleblower daniel ellsberg, and professor noam chomsky. cornell west also appeared at the court to support the case. >> i am full of joy to be a plaintiff in this particular case, why? because we're at a turning point and we need to stand for freedom in this nation. even a creeping fascism. freedom is precious. if we do not fight for it, you lose it. >> no me wolf is also...
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site buzzfeed, which first published several of the hospital photos last three, revealed tuesday the pentagon has withheld key documents relating to abuses at the hospital. to talk more about the cover- up, we're joined by michael hastings, contracting editor at "rolling stone" and reporter for buzzfeed. his book is called, "the operators: the wild and terrifying inside story of america's war in afghanistan." it was published earlier this year. what them back to "democracy now!" tell us what has happened at the hospital, how you found out about it, and the cover. >> this was a hospital started in kabul in 2005 and funded almost exclusively by the u.s.. about a year ago, "wall street journal" did a story about how a lot of these patients at these costs -- afghan patients at the hospital were dying essentially from starvation, simple infections that should be treated very easily but instead became more to wins. there were allegations that to get treatment you had to bribe the hospital officials. there were a number of americans who were advisers who thought this was horrible and took a lot of t
site buzzfeed, which first published several of the hospital photos last three, revealed tuesday the pentagon has withheld key documents relating to abuses at the hospital. to talk more about the cover- up, we're joined by michael hastings, contracting editor at "rolling stone" and reporter for buzzfeed. his book is called, "the operators: the wild and terrifying inside story of america's war in afghanistan." it was published earlier this year. what them back to...
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the latest spending bill signed into law by president obama for the pentagon mandates indefinite imprisonment for all al qaeda prisoners. in january 2011, white house press secretary jay carney said president obama is still determined to close guantanamo. >> the commitment the president has to closing guantanamo bay is as certain today as it was during the campaign. we are all aware of the obstacles to getting that done as quickly as the president wanted to get it done. and the fact they continue to persist. but the president's commitment has not changed at all. it is the right thing to do for our national security interest. >> shayana kadidal, what does that mean? that statement was from over a year ago. >> i think it is a false beard of to claim the president has been hamstrung by congress. in april 2009 when the first resistance was starting to emerge in these bills to prevent bringing people to u.s. for trial or resettling asylum seekers who are wrongly detained in the u.s., the democrats were silent waiting for leadership from the top of the party, from obama. when they did not get that
the latest spending bill signed into law by president obama for the pentagon mandates indefinite imprisonment for all al qaeda prisoners. in january 2011, white house press secretary jay carney said president obama is still determined to close guantanamo. >> the commitment the president has to closing guantanamo bay is as certain today as it was during the campaign. we are all aware of the obstacles to getting that done as quickly as the president wanted to get it done. and the fact they...
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the pentagon has selected a former top army commander who served in afghanistan to oversee military operations in africa. general david rodriguez helped orchestrate the 2009 surge of troops into afghanistan and also served two tours of duty in iraq. rodriguez still needs formal approval from the white house and confirmation from the senate before replacing general carter ham as head of africa command. the obama administration has taken a number of steps to expand u.s. military presence in africa and ramped up the use of covert spying -- operations. the palestinian activist has agreed to end his hunger strike amidst signs of progress in the global campaign for his release. zakaria zubeidi, a former militant turned activist and director of freedom theatre, has been in prison by the palestinian authority since may. he has been on hunger strike some september 9. there were reports he could be released as early as sunday. republican senator scott brown faced democratic challenger elizabeth warren in the first debate of their closely watched massachusetts senate race thursday. brown began by attacki
the pentagon has selected a former top army commander who served in afghanistan to oversee military operations in africa. general david rodriguez helped orchestrate the 2009 surge of troops into afghanistan and also served two tours of duty in iraq. rodriguez still needs formal approval from the white house and confirmation from the senate before replacing general carter ham as head of africa command. the obama administration has taken a number of steps to expand u.s. military presence in...
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the pentagon says there have been at least 154 suicides among active-duty troops through last thursday, a rate of nearly one each day. the figure marks an 18% increase over the same time a year ago. more u.s. soldiers have died by taking their own lives than on the battlefield. the reasons for the increase in suicides are not fully understood. among explanations, studies have pointed to combat exposure, post-traumatic stress, misuse of prescription medications, and personal financial problems. army data suggest soldiers with multiple combat tours are at greater risk of committing suicide, although a substantial proportion of army suicides are committed by soldiers or never deployed. "democracy now!" recently spoke to iraq war veteran aaron hughes. >> 18 veterans are committing suicide every day in this country, 17% of the individuals in combat in afghanistan, my brothers and sisters, are on psychotropic medication. 20% deployed to afghanistan are already diagnosed with ptsd, military sexual trauma, or dramatic brain injury. it is clear these policies has had a profound affect on the mi
the pentagon says there have been at least 154 suicides among active-duty troops through last thursday, a rate of nearly one each day. the figure marks an 18% increase over the same time a year ago. more u.s. soldiers have died by taking their own lives than on the battlefield. the reasons for the increase in suicides are not fully understood. among explanations, studies have pointed to combat exposure, post-traumatic stress, misuse of prescription medications, and personal financial problems....